Winning Whincup initiates Holden send-off

ANDREW VAN LEEUWEN

AUSTRALIAN SUPERCARS ADELAIDE (AUS) 22-23 FEBRUARY ROUND 1/14 It could so easily have been a Triple Eight Holden clean sweep in Adelaide, but a healthy dose of Sunday drama handed an early points lead to Ford’s reigning champion Scott McLaughlin instead. On the Saturday it was a tame, albeit intriguing, start to the season. Jamie Whincup led the first stint from pole in his Triple Eight Holden, but found himself sitting behind McLaughlin after the opening round of stops. That was thanks to some sharp strategic work from DJR Team Penske, which plucked seventh-placed McLaughlin out of a train of cars on lap seven, much earlier than most of the frontrunners, to create a significant undercut. Whincup did, however, hold a fuel advantage thanks to a longer first pitstop. After shadowing McLaughlin through the second stint…

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